Skip to content
CompanySight
Sign in
Company No. 01849475 · Incorporated 19 Sep 1984

Commercial Body Fittings Limited

Registered name: COMMERCIAL BODY FITTINGS LIMITED

Commercial Body Fittings Limited made £23.8m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2023.

Commercial Body Fittings Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £23.8m in the year to 30 Apr 2023, with £1.4m profit and 67 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Welwyn Garden City; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full profit & loss filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45310Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Status
Active
Location
Welwyn Garden City, East of England
Age
42 yrs · since 1984
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2023

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£23.8m
Growth ▲16.5%
Profit
£1.4m
Growth ▲27.7%
Profit margin
5.7%
Gross 40.3%
Employees
67
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£20.3k
Revenue/employee £355k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 2023
DisclosureProfit & lossProfit & loss
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£20.4m£23.8m
Cost of sales£12.2m£14.2m
Gross profit£8.2m£9.6m
Operating profit£1.3m£1.7m
Profit before tax£1.3m£1.8m
Profit after tax£1.1m£1.4m
Profit (best available)£1.1m£1.4m
Staff costs£2.6m£2.9m
Employees (average)6767
Ratios
Profit margin5.2%5.7%
Gross margin40.2%40.3%
Revenue per employee£305k£355k
Profit per employee£15.9k£20.3k
Cash conversion−124.6%17%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲16.5%
Profit growth—▲27.7%
Headcount growth—0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£5.5m£5.4m
Net assets£21.1m£23.3m
Fixed assets£9.7m£10.9m
Current assets£15.4m£16.4m
Debtors£3.4m£3.6m
Deferred income£11k£8k
Cash from operations−£1.7m£293k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
40.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£355k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£20.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
17%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
45.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
15.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲10%
Now £23.3m
Cash at bank
▼1%
Now £5.4m
Headcount
0%
Now 67
Deferred income
▼27%
Now £8k
Fixed assets
▲13%
Now £10.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2023 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.